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October 7, 2026

Free Flight, $2,000 — Any Takers?

The White House keeps sweetening the offer after other reporters decline Politico’s Air Force One pool seat.

Editorial cartoon at an airport gate for Air Force One. A White House official offers a free flight, $2,000 and a promise not to call reporters the enemy of the people to fill Politico’s press pool seat. Rows of reporters avoid eye contact while Politico luggage is marked denied.